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Usually, I don't judge a book by its cover, but when it's a collection of drawings, the cover is a good starting place. Flipping through it while ignoring various other books that needed to be reviewed, I discovered I was incapable of giving it anything but my fullest attention -- it was too strange, too raw, too enchanting to be dipped in to. I went to the first page, then the second, the third, and continued on to the end. The effect was beyond any description that avoids the purplest of prose, although one person I showed the book to described the effect in a way I very much liked: "It hurts. But it's a necessary hurt."
Drawn Out became a book I carried around with me to show to people. Not just anyone -- the drawings are too emotional, the story they tell too painful, for them to be appropriate for just anybody. But everyone I showed the book to had the same reaction: Wow. And: Ouch.
I had to know more about Don Nace, so I contacted Richard Nash at Soft Skull Press, and he sent me Don's email address. I sent questions, he sent answers, and then we did another round. His answers were so rich and thoughtful that I felt very little need to edit them at all.
For some background, here's part of the description from the book itself: "Set in peculiarly American landscapes, from the empty vastness of the Southwest to the teeming crowds of New York, Drawn Out distills thousands of Nace's sketches into a spare and essential view of God, alcoholics, women, work, and the crushing details of daily life. Along the way, it is by turns brilliantly funny, deeply soulful, and quietly tragic."
To get a sense of Don's drawings, visit his website, www.drawingoftheday.com.
And the bio:
Don Nace's art has appeared in Gordon Lish's The Quarterly and Dan Halpern's Antaeus. Over the years he has worked as a ranch hand, teacher, advertising art director, and factory worker. These days he earns a living painting movie sets.
"Indeed, the especially attentive viewer will be able to spot Nace's work in films ranging from Adrian Lyn's Fatal Attraction (note Glenn Close's phone-side doodlings) to Jonathan Demme's 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate (for which Nace created the unforgettably tortured graffiti covering the boarding-house-room walls of Jeffrey Wright's shell-shocked madman).
He lives in South Nyack, New York.
And now for the conversation...
Despite having been written over thirty years, the various pieces in Drawn Out seem to me to have a coherence of style and story. When putting the book together, were you selecting from a large amount of material, or is the coherence simply a result of the drawings being autobiographical, held together by the flow of your life?
In 1982 Gordon Lish, an editor at Knopf, saw a sketchbook of mine and expressed an interest in publishing it. The sketch books were done with no preconceived notion or purpose other than my own entertainment. If a phrase occurred to me during the conception that seemed related to the drawing I would write it down often having one of the figures speaking. Those were the drawings Gordon liked which was wonderful news to me because it was my most natural style. With a new enthusiasm I began drawing in earnest, concentrating all my efforts towards my sketch books. The ideas for the drawing happened during its creation, which would often result in the first composition being layered over later as part of the search for the right idea and composition. I liked the complexity that occurred with this approach and I did not redraw. Hidden away in many of the drawings you can see figures from ideas that I covered up. This intuitive approach resulted in many failures, but almost all the drawings were approached the same way, and that probably accounts for the similar style.
Some drawings came from different time periods, for instance the drawings about psychoanalysis were from a series drawn while I was undergoing the treatment in New Mexico. That series was published by Antaeus in 1982, shortly after my meeting with Gordon. Of course, the childhood drawings were from my childhood and it is easy to see the similarity between them and the current style, which just have the influence of Kandinsky, Picasso, Jasper Johns, Francis Bacon and the whole bunch thrown in. I drew around 4000 drawings (usually in my car before work and during lunch) before deciding to it was time to put it all together. I eliminated 3000 immediately, then over a long (seeming endless) period of time I hammered, shuffled and strutted the book into shape through many editing attempts. Fortunately, each problem solved or each sequence clarified provided enough of a thrill to keep me going.
How did you happen to meet Gordon Lish?
I met Gordon Lish the first year I was in New York. I was working in an ad agency at 58th and it was a twenty minute subway ride to get there. At first I tried reading the newspaper but soon purchased a little sketch book and drew instead. The jostling of the cars made the drawing challenging and often I had to time the swaying of the car for a quiet spot to make the strokes on the page. It did not matter, I was merely distracting myself from the daily monotony of the ride. This was the first time I started adding captions to the page. A book designer from Knopf, Dorothy Schmiderer, saw the sketch book on my drafting table when she was visiting the owner of the ad agency. After looking through it she asked if she could borrow it to show to an editor she knew at Knopf, Gordon Lish. Soon after I got a call that Gordon wanted to meet with me. That accidental meeting began the long process that ended up with Drawn Out.
At what point did you decide that you wanted to share these drawings with other people?
Right from the beginning, although originally the drawings were treated as separate cartoons, so to speak, and Gordon even published them individually in his literary magazine The Quarterly, but what I really wanted to express was the sensation I got from doing my sketch books. It was the sensation of time. As the sketchbooks progressed from beginning to end the drawings changed in subtle ways so by the end it seemed to me as if a story had occurred, a little bit of life had happened. Of course it was far too tenuous a thread to be recognized by anyone else, so my goal was to bring that thread into focus. I was also interested in the other art forms like music, theater, and dance, which seemed to have no trouble diving into the subtle nuances of human behavior. Popular music was full of endless heartache and pure animal lusts, while plays could grind the last shred of dignity out of man with no attempt at resurrection and yet somehow save a little nobility. So with my mind cluttered with Giacometti and Jackson Pollock I set out to see how much of human nature I could visualize with my artist's vocabulary. I did attempt over the years to think of a storyline that had the classic structures, but that was, quite simply, beyond me. So I just drew as much as I could cram into my work-a-day, raise-a-family world, like some gorilla artist sneaking out at night to create something before scurrying back into hiding. Intuitive as the drawings began, I had planted in my head that I should try to bring it home, make it about something specific and gradually over the years it just happened on its own. All those dramas of life just emerged into little drawings.
When you were creating the drawings, were you thinking about any sort of audience?
I wanted my audience to be everyone. I was hoping that the images would express feelings that could be universal, whether a person was educated in the field of art or not. That it would be understood some of the distortions and ugliness of the lines were to help emote the drama of the situation rather than an indication of an inability to draw.
The intimate nature of the drawings made me very aware of the people who knew me and I was a little nervous about exposing more than they would want to know, but above all I was hoping that the love I have of drawing and quality of the drawings would give some sense of grace and dignity to the struggle of everyday life. So I was hoping to reach everyday people.
Have you felt that you've connected to the everyday people you were hoping would see the drawings, either when they first started appearing in The Quarterly or later? Have there been any reactions that have surprised you?
That is a very interesting and key question and the answer is: I think so. When you asked if I had, "connected with...people", my first response to that phrase was to question my motivation. I was thinking my primary motivation was to see if drawings could arouse the same sense of pathos that exists in music and literature, without becoming a cartoon. After the book was published, as if waking from a dream, I feared that I was merely screaming "look at me". So now I am searching for clues that what I did was legitimate.
I have had many positive reponses, some from very passionate people who believed in the book enough to see that it was published. That passion was so pure and, quite honestly, miraculous, that its intensity for me will probably never be matched again. I cannot begin to express the awe and wonder that these people even exist, let alone came to my aid. I speak primarily of Rob McQuilken, whose love and enthusiasm of birthing books brought me into this world, and Richard Nash, who took the big chance of producing and promoting it. After dealing with those two any response to the book after publication had to pale in comparison. But, like a typical new-born, I am in constant need of nourishment and am extremely grateful for any positive reinforcement.
I have been surprised by who among my acquaintances are silent and who are enthusiastic and helpful in promotion. It was not who I would have thought. In general it has been very good, especially compared to past experiences. The response I got from the first publication of a series of drawings in Antaeus in 1982 was what I call "the sound of crickets": no response at all. I had a couple of reponses from the Quarterly from people that were very positive. Other than that it was pretty quiet out there. So I knew it was quite possible that silence could be the only echo to the book. It is a curious sensation having a long-term project published. During the production I felt as if the book was a bubble rising from the deepest black bottom-most bottom of the ocean, wobbling and squeezing itself up through the water like an amoeba towards the surface. An intact self contained special little bubble heading towards the light. But once it reaches the surface it just pops and joins the rest of the enormous volume of air. That is the position I am in now, having joined the billions of words and hundreds of thousands of drawings in the world.
Do the pieces in Drawn Out have any relationship to your other work?
My other work is kind of all over the place. Once I decided on the book there were very few diversions into other areas but there were a few. For instance, there's a box I made that opens up into the shape of a cross. On each inside surface of the box I drew a section of my friend's face so that as it closed his portrait was an inside 360-degree surface. I also, in moments that no longer seem rational, decided to copy Master paintings and paint in front my response. I painted DeKooning's woman and superimposed my son into her stormy swirls of paint. The meaning being, it takes that much energy to raise a child. I painted Goya's "Saturn Devouring His Children" and painted a realistic portrait of myself holding my young son in front of it. The title was "The Saturns Devouring Their Children" -- the meaning being that as benevolent as I appeared compared to the Goya, my lifestyle was destroying the very planet my son needed to thrive, so I was indeed a saturn who was devouring his child. I am a copier. I copied William Blake's "The Red Dragon" for the movie Red Dragon and I have copied other paintings for other movies. The drawings are the real me, however, until it gets to be time to explore other things.
How did the site www.drawingoftheday.com come about?
For awhile it seemed that everyone was asking if I had a web site and a few dedicated believers were always prompting me to get one to promote and advertise the book. The problem I had was that most of the artists' web sites I had visited were static and I only visited them once. It made no sense to me to have to promote a web site that would then promote the book when I could just promote the book. I did not believe that in the great sea of web addresses that a web site would attract any more attention than I as a person would. At the same time, work on the book was winding down and I was thinking about what I should do next. Putting the book together was so time consuming that I had stopped drawing, for years actually, so I was considering whether to get back into the routine of drawing daily again. I was a little reluctant to begin facing the empty page once more, but I was doing a little doodling here and there. It occurred to me that if I posted my daily attempts on the web site then the site would not be static but ever changing, always new. That interested me, because as I said before what I loved about the sketchbooks were the changes that took place over time, how the mind would be interested in certain grays for awhile then yearn for deep blacks and then for free easy lines. Different each day and occasionally, quite by surprise, an undeniably good drawing would pop out. For the first time, thanks to the internet, the audience can check in on the artistic experience in the same real time. Typically, the artist works up ideas in a sketch book then transfers a few ideas to a major piece which often goes through many changes in process. Then the major works are edited down further and put in a show, completely scrubbed clean of the creative impulses that drove the artist to make it all in the first place. Now it is possible for the artist to open his studio to his audience during the creation with surprise or disappointment available to all at the time it happens. I find that fascinating.
Of course the joke is that I do not even have a studio and I do the drawings during lunch at work. But that is the way I did the book, so I carry on. The first six months were rough. It was a little unnerving having my daily progress monitored, especially since there were many daily strips, from Gary Larsen to Doonesbury, that were brilliant each day and here I was with some really pathetic sketches making that unfortunate comparison. I had to keep reminding myself that the purpose of the site was exploration, not entertainment. Each day did not have to be a joke.
In the beginning I cracked. If a drawing was bad I put in one left over from the book. When the site was archived I was shocked at how many empty days there were and I went back and plugged them with old drawings. I feel pretty bad about that; I wasn't being honest to the experience, so I forced myself to stop, and for the last six months I have been true to the site. If I don't have a drawing the site says "sorry no drawing today". I feel pretty comfortable now after this first year. I am in old familiar territory, accepting the disappointments, and occasionally a drawing will appear that "pleases me no end," as my Mother used to say. Actually, now that I have a body of work, it gives me a cozy feeling even though each day has it own trauma. So the plan is just to keep going. Monitor my slow march into the future.
What's next for you?
Right now, there are only minor changes in my routine. I will continue to the daily web site but I have no plans for another book thirty years in the making. I do not know what I want my drawings to do. As yet, I have not regained that real urge to draw that I used to have, but I am extremely happy at the occasional surprises that come out.
The book and the web site did get me a job as the artist for the lead character in Julie Taymor's new movie. It is a musical based on Beatle's songs. Julie Taymor directed the Broadway production of Lion King, and she also designed all the puppets and costumes. I am very excited and nervous because it is the first time in my professional career that my own drawings will be a major part of a movie. The first time I will be so visible to people I admire.


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The USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, opened in 1975, is the first professional school of gerontology in the United States. The School of Gerontology is the instructional division of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center. The Gerontology Center was established in 1964 as a major research and training institute for the study of aging. The school is able to draw upon the rich and supportive environment of the center to offer a wide range of professional and scientific courses.
The major purpose of the school is to prepare professionals at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels for work in programs, organizations, agencies and businesses which address the needs of an aging population. This includes the education of administrators, program planners, policy analysts, researchers, instructors and direct service personnel for employment in government, human services, social services, health care, education, recreation and private enterprise.
The school functions as a multidisciplinary educational institution with faculty members representing the major professional and disciplinary fields related to gerontology.
The curriculum provides each student with a firm understanding of the basic concepts and research of gerontology in addition to developing professional skills in a particular area through field practice, course work and research.
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AdministrationEdward L. Schneider, M.D., Dean and Executive Director of the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center
Elizabeth Zelinski, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
FacultyWilliam and Sylvia Kugel Dean's Chair in Gerontology: Edward L. Schneider, M.D.
AARP University Chair in Gerontology: Vern L. Bengtson, Ph.D.*
ARCO/William F. Kieschnick Chair in the Neurobiology of Aging: Caleb E. Finch, Ph.D.
James E. Birren Chair in Gerontology: Kelvin J.A. Davies, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Paul F. Glenn Foundation Chair in Cellular and Molecular Gerontology: Valter Longo, Ph.D.
Edna M. Jones Chair in Gerontology: Eileen Crimmins, Ph.D.*
Rita and Edward Polusky Chair in Education and Aging: David A. Peterson, Ph.D.*
UPS Foundation Chair in Gerontology: Jon Pynoos, Ph.D.*
Merle H. Bensinger Professorship in Gerontology: Bob Knight, Ph.D.
Albert L. and Madelyne G. Hanson Family Trust Assistant Professorship: Christian Pike, Ph.D.
Mary Pickford Foundation Professorship in Gerontology: Kathleen Wilber, Ph.D.
Professors: William Bondareff, M.D., Ph.D. (Medicine); Margaret Gatz, Ph.D. (Psychology); Martin Levine, Ph.D. (Law, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences); Roseann Mulligan, D.D.S. (Dentistry); Robert C. Myrtle, D.P.A. (Policy, Planning, and Development); Victor Regnier, M.Arch. (Architecture); Lon Schneider, M.D. (Psychiatry and Neurology); Merril Silverstein, Ph.D.; John Tower, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences)
Associate Professors: Phoebe Liebig, Ph.D.*; Loren G. Lipson, M.D. (Medicine); Jeffrey McCombs, Ph.D. (Pharmacy); Michal Mor-Barak, D.S.W. (Social Work); Mike Nichol, Ph.D. (Pharmacy); John Walsh, Ph.D.*; Kathleen Wilber, Ph.D.*; Bradley R. Williams, Pharm.D. (Clinical Pharmacy); Elizabeth Zelinski, Ph.D.*
Assistant Professors: Maria Aranda, Ph.D. (Social Work); Valter Longo, Ph.D.; Christian Pike, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor: Roseann Giarrusso, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professors: Donna Benton, Ph.D.; Gennady Ermak, Ph.D.; Todd Morgan, Ph.D.; Lisa Shugarman, Ph.D.
Lecturer: Leah Buturain-Schneider, M.A.
Adjunct Professors: Gerald A. Larue, Ph.D.* (Religion); Fernando Torres-Gil, Ph.D.*
Adjunct Associate Professors: Bryan Kemp, Ph.D.; Monika White, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professors: Debra Sheets, Ph.D.; Carl Renold, Ph.D.; Marlene Wagner, Ph.D. (Literature)
Clinical Associate Professors: Raquel D. Arias, M.D.; Michael Gilewski, Ph.D.; Anne Katz, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor: Freddi Segal-Gidan, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professors: James E. Birren, Ph.D.; David A. Peterson, Ph.D.
Emeritus Research Associate Professor: Richard Davis, Ph.D.
ProgramsThe Leonard Davis School of Gerontology offers an undergraduate degree, Bachelor of Science in Gerontology, undergraduate classes through the Health and Humanity major in the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and two minors in aging open to all undergraduate students. The School of Gerontology offers several graduate degrees including: Master of Science in Gerontology; an online Master of Arts in Gerontology; an online Master of Long Term Care Administration (with the Marshall School of Business and the School of Policy, Planning, and Development), and a Ph.D. in Gerontology. Non-degree graduate students may complete 16 units of gerontology and be awarded a graduate level certificate in gerontology.
Master's degree students may pursue one of several dual degrees which are jointly offered with other professional schools. These are the Master of Science in Gerontology/Master of Business Administration (M.S./M.B.A.) with the Marshall School of Business; Master of Science in Gerontology/Doctor of Dental Surgery (M.S./D.D.S.) with the School of Dentistry; Master of Science in Gerontology/Master of Public Administration (M.S./M.P.A.) with the School of Policy, Planning, and Development; Master of Science in Gerontology/Master of Health Administration (M.S./M.H.A.) with the School of Policy, Planning, and Development; Master of Science in Gerontology/Master of Social Work (M.S./M.S.W.) with the School of Social Work; Master of Science in Gerontology/Juris Doctor (M.S./J.D.) with the Gould School of Law; Master of Science in Gerontology/Master of Planning (M.S./M.Pl.) with the School of Policy, Planning, and Development; Master of Science in Gerontology/Doctor of Pharmacy (M.S./Pharm.D.) with the School of Pharmacy; and Master of Science in Gerontology/Master of Arts in Jewish Communal Services (M.S./M.A.) with Hebrew Union College.
In addition to the degree, minor and certificate programs, overview courses in aging are offered for undergraduates enrolled in other units of the university. Many gerontology courses can be credited as elective units.
Honor SocietyThe student honor society is Sigma Phi Omega, the national honor society formed in 1980 to recognize the excellence of those who study gerontology. The organization seeks to promote scholarship and professionalism, and to recognize exemplary attainment in the field of aging. Undergraduates must have a GPA of at least 3.3 and graduate students a GPA of at least 3.5. Sigma Phi Omega is administered by the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, an educational unit of the Gerontological Society of America.
The Gerontology Research InstituteThe Gerontology Research Institute initiates, designs and executes basic research on the many phases of aging, and provides for graduate and post-graduate training in the biological, social and behavioral sciences. Specific areas of study include neurobiology, cognitive development, histopathology, social organization behavior, human service delivery, biodemography and social policy.
The institute offers a multidisciplinary research training program in gerontology. It is directed toward graduate students pursuing the Ph.D. as well as a limited number of post-doctoral fellows who develop research and academic careers in specialized areas of gerontology. Research training is carried out within individual disciplines.
In addition to the Ph.D. in Gerontology, programs are available through the various disciplines of the university in cooperation with faculty in the research institute. Persons interested in this level of education should contact the Gerontology Research Institute, Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191.

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Matt Garza pitched seven strong innings, Alfonso Soriano homered and scored four runs, and the Chicago Cubs pulled away late to beat the White Sox 8-2 on Monday night.
Dave Sappelt had a career-high four hits, while Soriano had three. Luis Valbuena drove in three runs, hitting the tiebreaking two-run double and scoring during a five-run eighth.
Garza (5-1), meanwhile, came through with another terrific outing. He's 4-0 in his last five starts after allowing two runs _ one earned _ and five hits, striking out six without a walk. He's lowered his ERA from 4.98 to 3.22 during this stretch.
Valbuena broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run double off reliever Matt Thornton (0-3) and came around on a single by Sappelt off Nate Jones. Ransom capped the rally with a two-run, bases-loaded single, and the Cubs completed the four-game season sweep against their crosstown rivals.


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ken117 Posts: 249Anyone can end a lease early if the person makes all the required payments.
With a lease a person agrees to make a number of payments and limit the amount of miles driven. If all lease payments are made the lease terms were met. It makes no difference if the payments are made over the life of the lease or before the end of the lease. Under those circumstances the leasee is only responsible for excessive mileage and wear and tear and any lease termination fees included in the lease.
Other than excessive damages, the leasee is not responsible if the value of the vehicle is less than the residual value. In any case, returning a leased vehicle before the end of the lease term should result in a higher value than would returning the vehicle at the end of the lease term.0
kyfdx Posts: 89,114If you turn in the car before the term is up, then the contract terms no longer apply. I think the example given above is a real-world case of what can happen.
The lease is governed by a contract, that specifies what happens in case of early termination. What logically should happen or what seems fair isn't relevant. The only thing that matters is the contract language.
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Kirstie_H Posts: 11,079With a lease a person agrees to make a number of payments and limit the amount of miles driven.
Ditto what kyfdx said. What you mentioned is only part of the lease agreement terms. Depreciation is calculated to represent the value over time as well as mileage.
Let's say I lease a 2014 vehicle today for 3 yrs/36k total miles. I drive it all over the place and put 36k miles on it in 6 months, make all of the remaining payments and want to turn it in. Now how well do you think a 6-month old miled-up vehicle is going to sell as a used car? The dealership would have to sit on it.
And, even if that did make sense, as kyfdx said, it's about what's in the contract. Those are usually a few pages long. If it were that simple, you could write the contract on a napkin.
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qbrozen Posts: 24,139So, there are a few issues here. While I can never understand why a bank wants to prevent early turn in (after all, they get the remaining payments and get to sell it on earlier than planned, which means they'll get more now than in 9 mos), it is what it is. They didn't plan on having the car back for 9 more mos, so they want to make sure you keep it.
Just keep in mind, the difference you would owe is between the auction value and the RESIDUAL price, not the current buyout. The current buyout would be the residual plus all remaining payments, but since you made the remaining payments, you just owe the residual.
If it is something that concerns you, then take the Subaru back and keep it sitting in your backyard for 9 more mos.
I had this very argument with Mistubishi about 12 years ago. My new wife had entered a 4-yr Mitsu lease before we met. She was at her mileage limit about 14 mos before lease end. After about 4 mos of finding ways not to use the car, we bought another. We rolled the remaining payments, but Mitsu threatened the same results you are seeing now. I tried to explain they were only hurting themselves because we'd be turning in a car in 10 mos that would be worth less than it is now, but the folks on the phone are just following the rules set forth for them, regardless of the lack of good sense. So it sat in our backyard and we kept the money from the rollover in our account and continued making the scheduled payments until the term was up. Then gave Mitsu back their older, dirtier car with flat-spotted tires that required a jumpstart.
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We often pay remaining lease payments for customers who want to move to another car...but it can be a little tricky but there is a work around... first of all the dealer should have made the remaining payments out the the customer and let the customer make his remaining payments...then some lease co, like chase, won't let the dealer terminate the lease with more than 180 days remining, any point before that it creates all kinds of issues, potentially vol repo....so the customer or dealer should have held on to the car until that point. Customer should also keep the insurance on the car. At the 179 day point take the car to the dealership to terminate the lease and its over.0


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In Act II, scene ii, Juliet utters that famous line: "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." She is chiding Romeo to believe that names of things do not matter, only what they are. Juliet asserts that the name of Romeo's house, Montague, really means nothing, and that the same goes for her name, Capulet. "What's in a name? That which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet." Romeo responds, "Call me but love, and I'll be new baptized/ Henceforth I never will be Romeo."
Applying that view of life to something like a town or a neighborhood, one wonders what it would mean to call a community by another name. By any other name, would it smell as sweet? In University City, many locals sense disrespect for the baptized University City, named in the early 1960s by the developers.
Community identity theft has been rampant with La Jolla, our sister community to the west, feeling free to change the University City moniker. Would Shakespeare say, "Get over it"? Does it matter what your community is called? If real estate values go up because the name La Jolla has been stamp-ed on various areas and developments, isn't that enough?
No, that isn't enough for locals who take pride in their community. Gertrude Stein wrote a poem in 1913 called "Sacred Emily." You may be familiar with her famous line: "a rose is a rose is a rose." Unlike Shakespeare, Stein believes things are what they are — it's a law of identity. Using the name University City evokes emotions. The community has an identity separate from La Jolla. West of Interstate 5 is La Jolla; east of Interstate 5 is University City.
Gertrude Stein might support the idea that community identity theft is as bad as human identity theft for those intangible reasons, like hometown pride and fairness.
In South University City, not much building is going on in this bedroom development. It houses a tight-knit group of locals who meet at Standley Park or the coffee shop on Governor and who consider this area of U.C. the best kept secret in San Diego. You might see a remodel or a tear down with a replacement, but the only new building is a senior-living complex on Governor Drive. Guess what the rental apartment complex named this development? La Jolla Del Rey.
What's in a name? To many, many University City residents, it is a slap in the face from an outsider trying to make money by being insensitive to the locals. (By the way, U.C. Village is right next to the new development. At one time a donut shop at Regents and Governor decided to change its name to La Jolla Donuts; after a week the University City name reappeared.)
Two weeks ago, there was a snapshot of an article in the U-T San Diego that detailed a story about a transient taken into custody after a couple of fires broke out at the "Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine in University City." One of the fires on the side of the hotel was University Center Lane and one was on La Jolla Village Drive. My unscientific study of events that happen in North University City reveals some startling evidence. If an event like a fire, robbery or rape occur, the area is described as University City. If an event like the opening of a new restaurant — or UTC's remodeling, for example — occurs, the area is pinpointed as La Jolla.
Am I hearing a chorus of boos maybe organized by someone like Shakespeare? "Get over it."
— Sandy Lippe is a 36-year resident of University City and the former president of the UC Community Association.


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natty dread wrote:Actually, when I look at it, I really don't see how Tamar is at a disadvantage. Tamar has:
- Mana fount at distance 3 (+1)
- Village at distance 3 (+2)
- Unicorn at distance 2, Gold at distance 4 (+2)
When you compare it to Heim, who has:
- Mana fount at 3 (+1)
- Village at 4 (+2)
Look at it again. By the time Tamar can get to the gold, Heim would already have the gold and be blocking Tamar from getting it.
- Shrine and Village +2
- Mana Fount +1
- Village auto +2
- Total +5
- Mana Fount +1
- Village auto +2
- Total +3
With the 2 extra men Heim gets - with moving those 2 from the village - Heim has a clear advantage on making sure Tamar doesn't get too far. Heim would effectively block Tamar from getting the Unicorn/Gold bonus for a couple of rounds, before he/she gets it themselves thus Tamar would not have chance. A couple of rounds later Heim would have +7 compared to Tamar's +3. and this is not counting the territory bonus. If we calculate that in Heim would get +9 while Tamar would get +6. Heim has the advantage.


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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
Richard LaMothe,
v. Docket No. CR-06-619
Teachers' Retirement System,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Richard LaMothe
123 Estelle Drive
Naples, FL 34112
Appearance for Respondent:
Aaron Morrison, Esq.
Teachers' Retirement System
One Charles Park
Cambridge, MA 02142
Administrative Magistrate:
Kimberly A. Fletcher, Esq.
Richard LaMothe is appealing the September 26, 2006 decision of the Teachers' Retirement Board declining to include certain payments as regular compensation toward the calculation of his retirement allowance (Ex. 1). He appealed timely under the provisions of G.L. c. 32, § 16(4) (Ex. 2). I heard the appeal on April 9, 2008 at the offices of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals, 98 North Washington Street, Boston.
There are seven documents in evidence (Exs. 1 - 7). I marked the pre-hearing memorandum of the Petitioner as "A" for identification and the pre-hearing memorandum of the Respondent as "B" for identification. Mr. LaMothe and Kyle Alves, Vice Principal of Somerset High School, testified. There is one tape of the hearing.
Findings of Fact
1. Richard LaMothe taught in the Somerset public schools from September 1972 until his retirement on June 30, 2006 (Ex. 3).
2. At the end of his career, Mr. LaMothe was the Content Coordinator for Language Arts and Reading and was responsible for staffing and maintaining the academic integrity of his department (LaMothe, testimony).
3. During school year 2004 - 2005, the senior advanced placement ("AP") teacher decided to take an extended maternity leave. She originally planned to return to her position in May 2005 (LaMothe, testimony).
4. The school system advertised but was not successful in finding an adequate replacement. The administration asked Mr. LaMothe if he would perform additional teaching duties relating to AP until the woman returned from maternity leave (Ex. 7 and LaMothe, testimony).
5. Mr. LaMothe agreed to take on the additional duties only after the Superintendent, the Business Manager, and the Human Resource Director assured him that the extra money he would be paid would be counted in the calculation of his retirement allowance (LaMothe, testimony).
6. Mr. LaMothe was planning to retire at the end of the 2005 - 2006 school year and it was important to him that the extra money be counted as regular compensation (LaMothe, testimony).
7. Mr. LaMothe was compensated at $50 per course; there were usually three courses per day although some days there were fewer. Originally, it was thought that Mr. LaMothe would be paid a total of $5,850.00. When the senior AP teacher decided to extend her maternity leave, it was necessary for Mr. LaMothe to continue teaching the extra classes through the end of the school year. He ended up receiving $8,560.60 (LaMothe and Alves, testimony).
8. Due to the additional responsibility and the critical need for qualified coverage, the Somerset school administration believed that the extra compensation would be considered regular compensation (Ex. 7).
9. The stipend that Mr. LaMothe received for performing the additional teaching duties was not included in the collective bargaining agreement ("CBA"). The CBA was never amended to reflect the additional payments (Ex. 4 and Alves, testimony).
10. On May 8, 2006, Mr. LaMothe filed his application for retirement with the Teachers' Retirement System. The figure of $8,560.60 was listed for Overload Teaching Assignment in the Salary Verification section (Ex. 3).
11. Three or four weeks after submitting his retirement papers, Mr. LaMothe was notified that the $8,560.60 would not be included as regular compensation (LaMothe, testimony).
12. On September 26, 2006, the Teachers' Retirement System notified Mr. LaMothe in writing that his request to include the stipend for overload teaching assignment would not be considered as regular compensation and he appealed (Exs. 1 and 2).
Conclusion and Order
The decision of the Teachers' Retirement Board determining that the payments Mr. LaMothe received for the overload teaching assignment is not regular compensation is affirmed.
A member's retirement allowance is "based on the average annual rate of regular compensation received by such member during any period of three consecutive years of creditable service…" G.L. c. 32, § 5(2)(a). "Regular compensation" is defined in G.L. c. 32, § 1 as:
salary, wages or other compensation in whatever form, lawfully etermined for the individual service of the employee by the mploying authority…In the case of a teacher employed in a public day school who is a member of the teachers' retirement system, salary payable under the terms of an annual contract for additional services in such a school…shall be regarded as regular compensation…
The regulations of the Teachers' Retirement Board define "annual contract" as the collective bargaining agreement. The regulations also "require that the additional service and the compensation therefore be explicitly set forth in the collective bargaining agreement." Henry Kozloski v. CRAB, 61 Mass. App. Ct. 783, 814 N.E. 2d 730 (2004), app. rev. denied 442 Mass. 1112, 816 N.E.2d 1222 (2004).
Unfortunately for Mr. LaMothe, neither the overload teaching position nor its compensation is explicitly set forth in the CBA. Furthermore, under the holding in Hallet v. CRAB, 431 Mass. 66 (2000), the per diem, per class pay that Mr. LaMothe received cannot be considered regular compensation. The Supreme Judicial Court held that hourly wages paid for additional duties performed by a teacher could not be considered regular compensation because hourly wages are not "salary" under G.L. c. 32, § 1 and 807 CMR 6.02(1)(b).
Mr. LaMothe argues that it is unfair not to have the extra payments included in his pension because he was told by the administration that they would be and because he could have performed other duties that were included in the CBA instead of the AP teaching. Although I may sympathize with Mr. LaMothe, neither I nor the Contributory Retirement Appeal Board has the authority to employ an equitable remedy in the face of specific statutory language contrary to the position fostered by the Petitioner. Adolph Petrillo v. PERAC, CR-92-731, CRAB's Decision on Request for Reconsideration, 10/22/93.
The decision of the Teachers' Retirement System is declining to include the additional payments as regular compensation is affirmed.
Kimberly A. Fletcher
First Administrative Magistrate
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Montgomery County meat cutter wins $1M in NC Lottery
Montgomery County meat cutter wins $1M in NC Lottery
A meat cutter from the southern Triad won a $1 million prize after scratching off a North Carolina Education Lottery ticket recently.
Benjamin Green of Star won the prize Wednesday in the $4 million Gold Bouillon scratch-off game. He bought the $20 ticket at the E-Zee Gas and Convenience Store on North Main Street in Biscoe.
Green chose the lump sum and received $408,000 after taxes.
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If millions of people are buying 7-inch tablets for $199, how many 10-inch tablets would they buy for the same $199 price? We might find out soon because Engadget editor Tim Stevens is reporting that an "inside source" told him Microsoft will launch their 10-inch Surface tablet for $199 on October 27th.
Microsoft revealed their Surface tablets a couple of months ago and the early impressions were positive, but everyone wondered is they would be able to compete on price.
Android fans have flocked to Google's $199 Nexus 7 tablet, and retailers have had difficulty keeping it in stock. Reports estimate that Google could ship six to eight million units by the end of the year. Amazon has also found similar success with their $199 Kindle Fire tablet, which has been their best selling product since it launched last year.
When tablet prices drop this low, it becomes harder for consumers to justify the price of a larger, more expensive device. Some say that the $199 price of a 10-inch tablet is "too good to be true", but Microsoft might have made the decision to take a short term loss in hopes of growing its share of the tablet market.
The Surface Tablet comes in two models. The first Surface runs Windows RT (a version of Windows 8 for ARM-based devices) and includes NVIDIA's Tegra 3 chip, while the second surface runs Windows 8 Pro and uses an Intel chip.
Highlights of the Surface for Windows RT include:
- Software: Windows RT + Office Home & Student 2013 RT
- Processor: NVIDIA Tegra-based ARM chip
- Display: 10.6-inch ClearType HD capacitive touchpanel
- Capacity: 32GB / 64GB
- Weight: 676 grams
- Thickness: 9.3 millimeters
- Battery: 31.5Wh
- I/O: microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video, 2×2 MIMO antennae
- Accessories: Touch Cover, Type Cover, VaporMg Case & Stand
A quick overview of the specs reveals that the Surface offers some hardware advantages over Google's Nexus 7. The two devices share a similar quad-core processor but Surface has a larger display, more internal storage, expandable storage with microSD, and faster WiFi.
Google has announced they will support Windows 8 and a preview version of Chrome is already available. It would be great to access Google services through their Chrome browser, but unfortunately Chrome will only run on Windows 8 for x86. Microsoft is not allowing browsers other than Internet Explorer on the Windows RT platform.
I believe that most Android users, who would buy a tablet, would want it to be a companion device to their smartphone. They are already invested in the Google ecosystem and they want instant access to their content and services from any device. Android fans might still be able to access some of their Google content and services through the Internet Explorer browser, but the experience will not be as fluid as an Android tablet.
We will have to wait and see how it plays out, because no press have actually received Surface review units or spent long periods of time with the device. Microsoft could have a major hit on their hands, or they could still screw it up.
As an Android owner, would you buy a Microsoft device if the price were right?


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Someone of the female gender who breaks the code of a grenade free america. She does not understand hints and follows you around and seeks the heat and moisture from male genitalia and will not stop following you. Term arose from the Bobcat Forest at Quinnipiac University.
The chicks Ronnie had a 3 way kiss with at b.e.d are Heat Seekers.
by QU Bobcat Forest Representitiv August 31, 2010
When you use hot sauce as lubrication for anal sex.
I'm in the mood for some heat seeker action.
by homo lexicon December 24, 2009
sperm. not just any sperm, sperm that will fight though birth control, the IUD, melt holes in condom, any contraceptive methods used during sexual intercourse.
by Thugtastic February 18, 2009
A girl who dates a guy for any ulterior motive. (car, money, house, fame, etc.)
You have a heat seeker on your trail. She knows you'll be successful, so be careful not to let her "wife you down" unless you feel she's sincere. You don't want to buy a toll booth.
by Darian Lowe February 14, 2009
(originated in Chicago)
A large pimple on someones face thats easily noticed that looks like its ready to blow (referenced to a heat seeking missile)
A large pimple on someones face thats easily noticed that looks like its ready to blow (referenced to a heat seeking missile)
Buddy ass had a fat ass heat seeker on his nose...that muh fucka was pointed right at me ready to launch
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AICPA Encourages Changes to Data Transparency Provisions of Senate DATA Act
December 20, 2012
While supporting the data transparency provisions of S. 3600, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, or DATA Act, the American Institute of CPAs has sent a letter to the bill's sponsors calling for important changes to strengthen those provisions. Senators Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, and Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, introduced the bill in September.
Following AICPA's review of S. 3600, AICPA President and CEO Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA on Dec. 18, 2012 sent a letter to Senators Warner and Portman both praising them "for strong leadership in promoting new technologies that will allow users to better understand and compare reported financial information" and asking that they consider making certain modifications to strengthen the data transparency provisions as they think about the bill prior to its reintroduction in January. Melancon urged that the bill be "modified to include these critically important changes that will require adoption of the best possible data standard."
AICPA a Staunch Advocate of XBRL
The AICPA has been a long-standing advocate for the use of eXtensible Business Reporting Language, commonly referred to as XBRL, which is the best, currently available non-proprietary data standard for reporting financial and performance data.
The AICPA believes that, when the DATA Act is enacted, XBRL should be selected as the data standard for the reporting of federal spending as called for in the bill.
"Ultimately, the benefits of using data standards, such as XBRL, to tag financial data will enhance the accuracy and transparency of financial and performance data," Melancon said in his letter. "Data standards like XBRL provide the best detailed yet customizable approach to gathering data. Finally, by utilizing consistent data standards, the Secretary [of the Treasury] will be able to significantly improve both the Federal government's and the American public's ability to analyze information from Federal agencies, providing an unprecedented level of transparency for Federal spending."
It should be noted that S. 3600 differs from the version passed earlier this year by the House of Representatives, H.R. 2146. Among the changes made in S. 3600, reporting of federal spending is only required by Federal agencies; it does not require reporting by recipients of Federal funds.
For more information about these bills and the AICPA's efforts to have the Federal government adopt the use of non-proprietary data standards, such as XBRL, for financial reporting, see the web page dedicated to XBRL in the advocacy area of the AICPA's website.


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Some wise words from a photographer that are equally true for any creative: Ditching the "Day" Job: Lessons Learned Going Full Time
Some wise words from a photographer that are equally true for any creative: Ditching the "Day" Job: Lessons Learned Going Full Time
Last edited by Marc Peters; 02-07-2012 at 09:06 PM.
Yes, very good advice from a man with his feet on the ground.
It's so true about boundaries as well!
When you start working all day all night, Your mental health starts to sag, You get a bit depressed and unhappy from time to time, It really does suck the life out of you in a very short space of time.
I recommend co-working. Renting a cheap desk space once a week or every other, to work in with other freelancers. Great for human interaction and helping to network with different industries.
If that is impractical you could join trade associations like the IOV which has a good forum or even a videography forum if you can find one.
Making the leap from full time paid employment to working for yourself full time does have it's drawbacks, though the benefits, once successful, far outweigh these.
Anyone who has made the leap soon realises that it's not just the office banter/networking that's missing, it's the being led by the nose on all sorts of projects that you would do oh so differently if it was your own money and manpower at risk.
Once the mindset of earning your own keep for real is reached, you soon realise that photography/video skills/networking alone aren't enough. I've said it before on this forum, being a busy fool is kidding yourself. Turnover is the easy bit and profit is definitely King. As time goes on you soon build a network of clients who recommend you and fellow producers who can help each other out in times of high demand + venue suppliers that we meet regularly at events coverage.
Making creative videos in a distinctive style, deciding where to put your money when it comes to advertising, meeting new clients and keeping in touch with old ones + account keeping need more than one good head to keep on top of. No-one is a master of all these skills so a willing partner who's on the same wavelength is essential.
The trouble is with a working partner, that profit needs to double too, so business skills, especially in these troubled times need to be sharp as a pointy thing.
I'm fortunate that my wife is great at marketing, networking and accounts. I'm pretty useless and far too honest in my opinions, so I'm content for her to have free rein on that side while she leaves my head free to concentrate on the video/photography side.
We always make time between jobs for relaxing but it's at times to suit us and not structured to a normal working week and annual holidays.
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My opinions are just that . . . Mine. It's not personal, but is based on my emotional and professional reaction to requested critique. If you choose to ignore constructive comments, I'll just assume you're a vanity poster and not posting to improve your filming and editing skills.
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I've been self employed since 1983 and can't agree more with what Zero has written above.
This is a great article, thanks for sharing.
Although I dont work in wedding videography specifically, my work is still film based and I just wanted to share my experiences incase they might be of any value.
I started in a partnership 4 years ago after leaving what I can now view as a fun, creative and relatively steady going job. I share all of Zero's points in his post - especially missing the daily social aspect side and being led by the nose! Unfortunately in my case the partnership I was involved in did not work out due to unforeseen personal and creative circumstances. Though I am now happily working self employed, I'd add my two cents in saying that it is so so important that you do plan for every eventuality from the start and any partnership has properly defined roles, with each partner taking on individual responsibilities as well as recognising/respecting in each individuals strengths - complimenting as opposed to clashing I suppose. Might sound basic stuff, but out of personal experience I can tell you that when the work is heavily on...or indeed off for longer than enjoyable periods of times and the stress levels are rising, respecting the people you work with is absolutely paramount.
Another issue that has already been outlined was this 'expected working office hours of trade' thing - sat at a computer or by the phone even when there is nothing to do because you just think its the right thing to do and feel guilty if you do anything else un work related.... I learnt that one the hard way, and it doesn't create a great mindset to be in - especially working as a creative! Find a schedule that works for you, put the effort in, but don't torture yourself with idleness and unproductively waiting for that golden phone call or email which may not come... stay active and stay happy - the reason for going self employed is so you get the opportunity to do things the way you want to do them. Sometimes things will be slow going and at other times you'll be thinking how can I do all of it in that space of time... can be the nature of the beast, but since going self employed I havent had to miss one of my kids plays or sports events for work commitments out of my control. I also get to know my clients on a personal basis which makes work feel like its not...work. - There are some great benefits to going for it yourself for sure, and good luck to all that will be / already are
Anyway I've rabbited on long enough.
Agreed with zero, its hard to make enough money to keep yourself going!
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Last edited by Heatsproductions; 03-30-2013 at 02:47 PM.
It's also worth mentioning a very tired, but worthwhile phrase "Dont keep all your eggs in one basket" - Specialising makes you unique, but also very vulnerable if the market for that speciality dies.
Diversity is the current key to survival. We offer filming, photography and training, duplication, DVD copy protection etc.
If one, or even two areas go quieter than normal, we can still cope.
One day this recession will lift and there is always . . . eventually, a boom after a recession, so those with the skills and kit in place when it does happen should be better prepared than ever.
My opinions are just that . . . Mine. It's not personal, but is based on my emotional and professional reaction to requested critique. If you choose to ignore constructive comments, I'll just assume you're a vanity poster and not posting to improve your filming and editing skills.
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By Gregory T. Huang, Editor, Xconomy Boston
June 8, 2012
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Mobile technology is in the air this week, as a trio of Boston-area startups have announced significant deals. Local companies SCVNGR and Cartera Commerce have raised $12 million each to expand their mobile payment and local rewards programs. Their bigger idea is to work with banks and merchants to help create the digital future of money. Meanwhile, Cambridge-based Crashlytics is acquiring FireTower App, another Boston firm, in an effort to own a big slice of software development for smartphones and tablets — in other words, to go after the whole software industry in the post-PC era.
In other innovation news…
Despite the recent doom and gloom in the U.S. solar industry, a Salem, N.H., startup called AmberWave has spun out of an old semiconductor maker to focus on developing more efficient solar cells.
PerkinElmer has announced the creation of a Personalized Health Innovation Center, which will add about 100 new jobs to the life sciences company's Hopkinton facility.
And finally, our quote of the week comes from investor Fred Destin of Atlas Venture. He says the Boston tech ecosystem "suffers from not being open enough and not selling itself well." Destin will be speaking at Xconomy's fourth annual XSITEconference at Babson College on June 14, which is our own effort to open some doors in the innovation community.
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"It will appeal to readers because it tells of a life and adventures that are rare, not understood often by the military," Carrington says of his memoir.
Beverly Hills, Calif. (PRWEB) January 14, 2014
George W. Carrington chronicles a rich lifetime filled with travel, adventure and military service in his new memoir, "I Chose to be a U.S. Marine" (published by AuthorHouse).
Arranged in chronological order, "I Chose to be a U.S. Marine" primarily concerns itself with presenting an account of Carrington's military career. His time in the Marine Corps took him from Scarsdale, N.Y., to New Zealand, Guam, Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and Washington, D.C. Along the way, he discovered foolishness and stupidity, as well as bravery and heroism.
In addition to his experiences as a Marine, Carrington also discusses his childhood, education and family. The book concludes with stories from his retirement, travel and other adventures.
"It will appeal to readers because it tells of a life and adventures that are rare, not understood often by the military," Carrington says of his memoir. "I say that when I got that regular commission 'I swallowed the whole fish.' (My life) was like that of a teacher, father, preacher, farmer, or scholar, not for money or selling something."
"I Chose to be a U.S. Marine"
By George W. Carrington
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- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
- 3 Fuji apples (about 1 1/2 pounds), peeled, cored, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 cups chopped onions
- 1 carrot, peeled, chopped
- 2 pounds parsnips, peeled, chopped
- 4 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
- 4 cups water
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Recipe Preparation
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add apples and cook until golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Transfer 2/3 of apples to small bowl; set aside for garnish. Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter to apples in pot. Add onions and carrot; sauté until onions begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add parsnips, broth, and water. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Cool slightly. Puree soup in 3 batches in blender until smooth. Return soup to pot. Stir in half and half and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.
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|2003-11-08, 18:37
|Link #61
Oscar winning black actor
Join Date: Nov 2003
RIFK, forgot the Ne, ne
|2003-11-09, 19:38
|Link #62
t3h n1nj4 1337
i dont see the point in massively posting japanese websites, especially when u can find them on google.. this is supposed to be gravitation's japanese lessons not "whats a good site to learn japanese?"
|2003-11-10, 06:00
|Link #66
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Antwerp area, Belgium, Europa
Age: 42
i tried learning japanese through webpages and books too, but in the end it requires soo much discipline it's much easier to just go out and follow japaese classes, which is what I did . It was fun to discover that half of my class are otaku's just like me, and the other half are asian
|2003-11-13, 22:41
|Link #68
Oscar winning black actor
Join Date: Nov 2003
If you want to teach yourself:
#1, go with a computer program that has reading, writing and speaking.
You think you hear a lot of japanese in anime, but you dont actually pay attention to what they're saying because you are reading the subtitles.
#2, if you cant get a good computer program with reading, writing and speaking, then go with audio tapes. This will partially sub for a japanese teacher.
in conjunction with the audio tapes, you need a book for reading and writting.
|2003-11-13, 23:18
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Thanks, but taking a course is probably not an option. I'm not even sure if they offer that in the university I attend to. :h, doh I'm too old to learn a new language::
Even if there was a Japanase course, I would have to wait 'till third semester, which is in September 2004, as I have no elective course in my second semester. :: excuse my babbling ::
I'll probably hit the book store then.
I live in Canada by the way, and no, I'm not a Canadian.
|2003-11-13, 23:27
|Link #70
Oscar winning black actor
Join Date: Nov 2003
but i dont know if they even have libraries in canada. and even if they did, it will probally be full of ice hockey and maple tree books. and they'll probally tear it down in like a year so they can build some more ice rinks.
im j/k
|2003-11-13, 23:34
|Link #71
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: U.K. London
Those who want to learn japanese, checkout this link:
|2003-11-14, 01:02
|Link #73
Oscar winning black actor
Join Date: Nov 2003
If you want to learn japanese just so you can watch anime, dont bother trying. because most likely you wont try anyway.
learning japanese just so you can understand Naruto or green green, or any type of anime in not worth it.
Its not essential to learn it to enjoy "nightshift nurses" or "la blue girl" or whatever you're into.
You will find out that its not worth learning because where you live, chances are you will never use japanese to speak to anyone else in your entire country.
Only learn it if you are actually going to use it for something useful and worth while, like you're going to a trip to japan.
Not because you want to use broken japanese and confuse your classmates. "You are Baka Desu!" or " Wow, that boy/girl is really kawaii." Rather than using forgien worlds to "suppliment" your speech (you're not really supplimenting, your destorying it), expand your vocabulary. I've taken an high school etimology class, and sounded quite sophisticated when i finsished it.
The only reason im taking japanese right now is because its language requirement for my degree.
Half my family is japanese, and i never bothered to learn it until now becuase they live half way across the globe. Even my mother didnt bother to teach me japanese when i was growing up, because she knew it would be practically useless in America.
Seriously, dont waste your time. If you are serious, you will spend the money and time to take a japanese course. I dont know anyone with the self discipline that can teach himself 2-3 years worth of japanese (enough to be partially fluent), and keep on pace every day. And do it all correctly for that matter.
|2003-11-14, 01:53
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As Karen of Onegain Twins usually say "nyuuuuu."
Well after, reading that article and the posts after that, I felt like I've been hit by Amano Ginji's thunder!
Geez, I didn't ask for any discouragement :: sniff sniff ::
So I suppose I should quit before I even start! lol
|2003-11-14, 03:04
|Link #76
-=GIF Sennin=-
Too bad this aint the Matrix and Link (or whatever his name is) could upload the japanese language to your head. That would make life much simpler. And I would aslo ask him to upload the "C" language to my head. That would surely help me figure out this damn programming homework assignment.
|2003-11-14, 03:37
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Join Date: Jul 2003
If you are truely interested in it and have the time and resources, go ahead to learn it. The other member comments above are just want they know from experience. But everyone's different. It's your call. Just be prepared to take it all the way. Having a simple interest because of anime is one thing but it's up to you if you want to learn it because of just that or if you are going to use it for something else.
If you're just going to learn a little in your free time, I don't see nothing wrong about that. I would stay away from any learning Japanese cd's you might having seen, those are usually confusing and most don't even let you past lesson one to begin with. For basic speaking/listening, try Pimsleur's Japanese audio lessons, it's easy to follow and listening the native speakers is the next best thing to a class. Writing and reading you obviously would need books.
|2003-11-14, 03:57
|Link #78
Don't use animesuki now..
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: London, UK
Age: 28
this thread has some basic stuff and sum good site links ^__^ but the lessons arent going on anymore >_<
|2003-11-14, 13:47
|Link #79
tsubasa o sagashite
That article was hilarious!
Sounds like some angry gaijin living in Japan (*cough*TC*cough*)
That said, I think Japanese is slightly easier if:
1) You know Chinese (no more pesky kanji to master)
2) You are good with languages (multiple European languages sorta count, but not as much as say Spanish and Hindi)
Furthermore, you NEED a good textbook with lessons and such. In order to get to the reading level of the dialogue used in anime, students here have to probably go through three years of Japanese. That's about three textbook's worth. Furthermore, in order to actually figure out what people are saying you'd need lots of practice talking to people in Japanese. Tapes prepare you for listening, so would be okay, but you won't get the full experience (learning to speak, enunicating correctly) without actually speaking with a Japanese language speaker often.
|2003-11-14, 21:09
|Link #80
Join Date: Jan 2003
Have you taken any other language before? As zalas says, learning other languages and having a firm grasp of grammar will certainly help you. (Btw, Spanish is a European language )
I would hazard a guess that knowing languages from several different language families will help as well. Indo-european languages are quite different from semitic or slavic languages...And from Japanese. Knowing what can be different should help you focus your attention on the right stuff.
As has been said earlier, and I will stress it, do get a textbook. This is essential, and no number of casettes can replace it. A grammar book and a dictionary is also part of the needed equipment. Also, a class serves more purposes than mere practice in speaking the language. It also serves as motivation for study, a place where you meet like minded (language fetichists ) and gives you a tried and tested structure to your studies.
Be aware that you will need a massive time investment in order to make even simple conversation - It is deceptively easy to learn phrases; real free form speech is magnitudes harder. But if you have a genuine interest, you will certainly be able to learn any language you choose.
Good luck!
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1. Was this election stolen?
The Internet is alive with furious messages from my frustrated friends, fanning the flames of Florida 2000. Along with many others, Thom Hartmann, a columnist and radio host writing on the respected site CommonDreams.org, has zeroed in on the discrepancy between the exit polls and the final results. How, he demands to know, could the leaks that so strongly favored John Kerry early in the evening have been so far wrong?
Hartmann's evidence is that certain small Florida counties with large Democratic registration advantages gave Bush overwhelming victories. Thus, he suggests, perhaps the vote totals were reversed when the votes were tallied, giving Bush votes that were, in fact, Kerry's. Until I e-mailed him, Hartmann seemed unaware that in the rural South white Democrats have been voting for Republicans for President for well over thirty years. He'd also neglected to check the 2000 election results for two counties he mentions by name: Baker and Dixie. Both gave Bush large majorities over Al Gore four years ago.
A comparison of the Florida vote with that of other Southern states gives little comfort to the case for fraud. As an exercise, I calculated an "expected vote" for George Bush in Florida by taking his 2000 total and multiplying it by the growth in Florida's voting-age population. Bush exceeded this target by a large margin, 24 percent. But by the same standard he did equally well in Georgia and even better in Oklahoma and Tennessee–where there was no contest and no reason to miscount Bush's votes. In terms of improvement over 2000, Florida was Bush's fourth-best state. But his gains there weren't out of line with his gains over 2000 throughout the South.
Florida remained as close as it did because Kerry also improved on his "expected vote"–by twelve percentage points. Gains by both candidates were possible because overall turnout in Florida increased ten percentage points, from 47 to 56 percent of the voting-age population. That, too, was a big gain by national standards. But it was not as much as in seven other states–South Dakota, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, Nevada, Wisconsin and New Mexico–all of which were battleground states except South Dakota, where there was an important Senate fight.
How could the exit polls have failed to pick up Bush's surge? Here's a straightforward possibility: The exit-polling technique is to ask voters in selected precincts to record their votes on a ballot as they emerge from the polls. Not all voters are polled; rather, the pollster seeks a fixed fraction (say, every third voter) over a fixed time interval (say, 7 AM to noon for the morning poll).


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After two serious spinal injuries, Vidyamala Burch found herself facing the loneliness of disability and chronic pain with few skills or resources to turn to. But instead of giving up, she set out on a mission to embrace her physical challenges with compassion, acceptance, and peace.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The inevitable question was asked to West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen: Any lessons learned from what Nick Provo did to the defense back in October that can be applied to Clemson tight end Dwayne Allen?
"You had to bring up the Syracuse game," Holgorsen said.
Well, yes. We had to bring up the Syracuse game. Provo had his best game of the season against the Mountaineers, catching six passes for 61 yards and three touchdowns. The way Syracuse continued to run the same play to Provo certainly was vexing for fans as they watched the game, as it seemed West Virginia could not get a handle on Provo.
Now comes Allen, the Mackey Award winner as the best tight end in the country and one of the highest-rated prospects heading into the 2012 NFL draft. West Virginia has not played anybody as good as Provo since the Syracuse game, so this will be a gigantic challenge for the defense.
"If anything we can look back at that, and if he's an eligible receiver you probably ought to cover him, and I think we've got a lot of good work on that," Holgorsen said.
Allen, at 6-foot-4 and 255 pounds, is a major matchup problem for any team. Want to know what he does well?
"He runs like a wideout," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. "He blocks like a tackle and has really improved in other parts of his game as far as running with the ball after the catch, his flexibility, and he's got great ball skills, and he's got a high football IQ. So you put those things together, you're going to get a very, very good football player. He's tough and aggressive, likes to play. The moment is never too big for him. And he practices hard, studies and prepares.
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During his media availability earlier in the week, Allen knew exactly who Provo was, and said he had studied that game tape. But he also said he didn't think it was fair to judge West Virginia on that one game because it happened so long ago.
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Thirteen New Movies to See (or Not See) This Thanksgiving
You know, instead of talking to your family.
Today is Thanksgiving. And if you're trying to avoid it turning into another Dranks-Give-Me, may we suggest a trip to the cinema? Of course, we aren't saying family time is a bad thing, but sometimes that time is best spent not talking. Sure, there are a few football games on, but they might end up causing more tension than they relieve. So, while the turkey or vegetarian turducken is in the oven, head over to your local movie theater. Below is a list of what's out and what our critics have said about them. They're all better than having to explain why you don't write your parents letters anymore.
A Late Quartet
David Edelstein wrote: "I was happy watching these actors, happy going behind the scenes of a sober classical music ensemble instead of another druggy rock group, happy hearing Beethoven for a couple of hours. The movie is haut-bourgeois to the bone, but so am I: Let's hear some chamber music and have a little laugh and a cry!"
Anna Karenina
David Edelstein wrote: "Joe Wright's Anna Karenina is as boldly original a miscalculation as any you're likely to see."
David Edelstein wrote: "But [Denzel] Washington takes Whip to another level. Despite the script's overfamiliar beats (yes, there are twelve-step meetings), he anatomizes Whip's existential seesaw. He breaks Whip's—and his own—cool into pieces, the good and the bad, the supremely potent and pathetically impotent. This is a titanic performance."
Life of Pi
David Edelstein wrote: "In Life of Pi, [Ang Lee] finally has a story in which that very distance is the source of the emotion. Pi has designed his own terrarium to keep from staring directly into the abyss. It's not denial. It's faith in something else: the transformative power of storytelling. The film is transcendent."
David Edelstein wrote: "By Spielbergian standards, Lincoln is a nuanced, knotty, bridled piece of filmmaking, an exercise in restraint. But Spielberg is a great film artist, and that tone evokes the spirit of his subject—the deep sadness, the expansive sardonic wit, the hardscrabble lawyerly intelligence."
Red Dawn
Bilge Ebiri wrote: "Watching a bunch of frantic chase scenes featuring characters you don't care about ends up feeling like a lot of noise and little else. The original Red Dawn may have been hateful and stupid, but at least it wasn't soulless."
Rise of the Guardians
Bilge Ebiri wrote: "And as much as its premise may sound like the start of a bad joke, Peter Ramsey's movie preserves just enough genuine childhood wonder in its whooshing, high-tech theatrics to make it a delight."
Rust and Bone
David Edelstein wrote: "The film is moving, evocative, and a bit of a mishmash... Director and screenwriter Jacques Audiard (A Prophet) is drawn to ugly, hopeless scenarios, full of messy violence and bodily fluids — which he then transforms into testaments to the redemptive power of love. Works for me."
Silver Linings Playbook
David Edelstein wrote: "To convey Pat's monomania, [Bradley] Cooper speaks loudly and with little variation in pitch. It's not an especially imaginative performance, but with his fixed blue eyes he's scary-pure. It's [Jennifer] Lawrence who knocked me sideways. I loved her in Winter's Bone and The Hunger Games but she's very young — I didn't think she had this kind of deep-toned, layered weirdness in her.
David Edelstein wrote: "[Sam Mendes] seems hellbent on making the best Bond since Goldfinger — or the best, period, given that he exhumes Bond's old Aston Martin only to shoot it to pieces, the bastard. I don't think there's a shot in Skyfall that isn't intended to make you smile at its elegance, gasp at its audacity, or sit up and salute the proficiency of those high-paid Bond-picture stuntmen."
This Must Be the Place
Bilge Ebiri wrote: "A lot of people will not like This Must Be the Place at all. That's certainly a shame, but also understandable to some extent: Penn's performance is just too weird, the story too far-fetched, the tone too hard to gauge ... And yet there's purpose in this madness."
Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2
Bilge Ebiri wrote: "If anything, this series has gotten dumber and more inert as it has progressed, with this last one finally reaching over into an extended wallow in camp."
Wreck-It Ralph
Bilge Ebiri wrote: "It's mostly enjoyable, thanks to the likable cast and the visually engaging idea of blending a broad range of video-game imagery into one eye-popping mash-up: hyperdetailed CGI warrior chicks living alongside 8-bit simpletons, and so on and so forth."